Beauty & Style

  • Tuesday Tutorial: How to Create the Perfect Sock Bun

    It’s (almost) summertime, and the living is easy.

    Make things even easier with your hair by putting that hot mess up into a stylish bun. If you are — like us — a bit unpracticed in bun-building, fear not, the blog Natural Mommie has you covered.

    Using this handy tutorial, complete with video, you’ll learn how to create a perfectly placed, natural looking bun in under...

  • New Manicure Trends: From Minx to Shellac, Which One Is Right For You?

    Whether you’re a mani maven interested in trying something new, or you just decided to treat your natural nails to some professional pampering, we’ve done the homework on the 5 latest nail options.

    We’ve skipped those rigid stick-ons and cheap-o appliqués from the drugstore to get right to the heavy duty, fabulous-for-two-weeks manis and a one particularly fab DIY...

  • Prom Photo Shoots Are a Rising (and Expensive!) Trend Among Teens

    If your idea of professional prom photo includes a balloon topiary and a starry sky backdrop, listen up. Today’s teens say that the single snapped image in a setting paid for by the student council is tired, so they’re begging their parents to drop around $250 for Pinterest-perfect photos before their big day.

    We’re all guilty of scanning through Pinterest, gawking at the...